Applying Social Policy to Criminal Justice Practice: What Every Practitioner Should Know

The book explores the interconnections between social policy and criminal justice practice, highlighting the importance of addressing employment, health, mental health, low income, and housing to reduce reoffending rates. It provides a framework for understanding and treating these issues as interconnected to criminal justice outcomes and offers practical tips for criminal justice practitioners.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 202 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Publisher: Bristol University Press

This book aims to clarify the connections between social policy and criminal justice practice, bringing together essential social policy concepts within a framework for reducing reoffending rates. The book focuses on key social policy issues such as employment, health and mental health, low income and poverty, housing, and family, demonstrating how understanding and addressing these issues can improve criminal justice outcomes. It enables students and criminal justice practitioners to understand how a social policy focus can enhance their practice with individuals involved in the criminal justice system. The book includes a 10-point summary of key points for learning, chapter heading questions to support independent learning, and tables and graphs to illustrate the text.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 170 x 243 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447324058